Viewing Alcoa’s earnings season kick-off in a high-tech light
Breakfast with Benjamin: An old manufacturer goes high tech and why its earnings still matter. Plus: Emerging-markets stocks bounce as the dollar slides; the stock market's frayed nerves; and a little corporate board turnover can go a long way toward stock performance.
- Alcoa’s earnings season kick-off is not just a Wall Street tradition by a dusty old manufacturing giant. The aluminum maker is going high tech, and the earnings report still matters. Why and how Alcoa is still a guidepost
- Emerging-markets equities hit a four-month high as the dollar weakens. This is the opposite of staying calm. Commodities advance in predictable fashion
- The market feels panicky because it is. The VIX is spiking and the average stock is down 9% from the recent peak. Spreading beyond tech stocks
- A little board turnover can help company performance, while keeping board members on their toes. Booting one board member per year
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